First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 28, 2012

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Eric Ries Crown Business (2011) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

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Ries Drucker Review Entrepreneur 103

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

One of Blank's disciples, Eric Ries , turned his wildly popular Startup Lessons Learned blog into The Lean Startup , one of 2011's best business books. Raw potential can develop into world-class talent, but the portraits of most successful startups feature some gray-haired people who have "been there and done that.".

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Ries Mintzberg 14

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 6, 2011

by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. His success is an understatement. June 14, 2011 at 7:15 pm. December 2011.

Ries 122

Ries Brand Hammer Marketing Strategy 122

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

But in thinking it through, I did eventually end up with a highly personal list I call " The Masters of Innovation " (which appears in my latest book ). The duo (who are affiliated with Innosight) wrote a great book with Clayton Christensen last year called The Innovator's DNA. His 2011 book, The Lean Startup , is a must read.

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15